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Our Company.-History

Marsec, Marítima Ecuatoriana S.A., began to operate on May 8th of 1992. Its founder is the Engineer Omar Santana Carrillo, who has a large experience on maritime business.

On 1993, we were nominated as agents for Latvian Shipping Company from Riga and we attended our first vessel at Puerto Bolivar, the M/V “Vasilijs Fesenkovs”. Starting the agency service for the firm Antón Durbeck, bananas importers from Ecuador to Europe and Mediterranean. From that time on our business has developed and enlarged.

 
     
 

Since 1994 we have also worked with COREMAR group from Colombia, we received the first vessel at Guayaquil for discharge of basics oils with the B/T "Don Gustavo"” and later on M/V “Almirante Erazo” transporting wood pallets from Guayaquil to Pto. Armuelles. On 1995, we increased our agency service with COREMAR group attending the B/T “Pollux A” carrying basic oils and lubricants from Curacao to Guayaquil for Lubriansa, Lubrisa and Mobil. During 1996 and 1997 we were nominated by ALTAMAR to attend the M/V “SAGALA” which transported bagged rice from Guayaquil to Barranquilla.

On 1994, we attended M/V "DAIQUIRI" of FRIOMAR CUBA, transporting iron and steel between Venezuela and Ecuador.

Since 1995 to 1996, we were nominated by BALTIC SHIPPING LIMITED COMPANY to attend different vessels, such as M/V "WILLIAM FOSTER", M/V "WLADIMIR ILICH", M/V "NOVGOROD", transporting general cargo from Baltic Sea Ports and North Europe to West Coasts of South America.

On 1996, we were nominated as Agents by OCEAN SERVICES COMPANY, attending differents vessels, such as M/V "ALBA", "M/V KURAKA", "M/V NOVA" transporting Soya flour from Arica to Guayaquil.

Since 1997 to 1998, the RUMANIAN COMPANY TAGANAV IMPEX COMPANY nominated us, to attend differents vessels such as "M/V SOVEJA", "M/V CODLEA", "M/V DRAGANESTI", transporting general and containerized cargo; and iron and steel from Rumania to Ecuador.

During 2000 and 2001, EASTWIND GROUP NYK appointed us as agents for the weekly regular pallet-liner service of banana and reefer containers between Ecuador and Hamburg / Zeebrugge and vice versa.

Since March 23rd of 2002, we have attended the banana shipments of CAPRALBA for BOCCHI IMPORT SRL with destination Verona – Italy.
On October in the same year, we were also nominated as agents to attend the EAST MARINE vessels, carrying banana for the company CIPAL with destination Hamburg.

Within the banana field we have served numerous Ecuadorian exporters such as:

• Brundicorpi (Chiquita) • La Isla
• Capralba • Oro Fruit
• Cipal • Oro Banana
• El Guabo • Reybancorp
• Exbanecua • Reybanpac
• Expoglobal • Serpaz
• Exportadora Quirola • Sweetbanana S.A.
• Frutamax • Tinmar
• Fumiban • Urocal
• Faproban • VioEcuador
• Highland Gourmet  

Also, we have worked with very well known international receivers such as:

• Afrikanische Frucht-Compagnie GMBH • Bocchi Import SRL.
• Agrofair • Cobana Fruchtring Gmbh & Co. Kg.
• Anton Dürbeck • Exotimex Euopa B.V.
• Banana Trading S.L. • Internationale Speditions
• Banafair  

At present time, MARSEC maintains representations of the mentioned companies as well as other owners and brokers who continue trusting in the experience of our company and the founder.

Additionally, in order to offer an integral service, were created three subsidiaries companies which today are important service suppliers at national and international level. On October 29 of 1996 was founded REMANASUM S.A. Reparacion de Maquina Naval, Suministros y Mantenimiento S.A., offering general and complemenary services to the vessels. Similarly, on March 14 of 1997, was founded CONMAREC S.A. Consolidadores Marítimos Ecuatorianos, to offer stowage services for loading banana boxes, general cargo, containers and quality control among others. As a final complement, we count with DELFÍN TRAVEL S.A.: Agencia de Viajes y Turismo which was founded at Quito on October 10th on 1991 and opened at Guayaquil on July 14th, 2001; it is a modern and innovative travel agency which offers personalized services for the planning of national and international flights schedules providing a quality service as a goal according to our clients requirements.